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noun
Bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals.
synonym: louse fly.
is a specific kind of: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects.
is a broader term that covers: Hippobosca equina, horse tick, horsefly | Melophagus Ovinus, sheep-tick, sheep ked, sheep tick.
is a member of: family Hippoboscidae, Hippoboscidae.
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